Eggs in the oven?!

I have seen this idea posted on pinterest plenty of times, frankly I am not a huge egg fan but I know they are good for you and I needed a convenient and fast on the go breakfast. SO i tried the whole eggs in a cupcake pan in the oven thing, I used some hot peppers we got a the farmers market as well as some turkey sausage mixed into the egg whites!

Preheat oven 350 degrees, Grease Pan (olive oil/pam), poor mixture into cupcake pan (can do just eggs), cook 10-15 minutes- I just sort of poked at them until they felt like they were ready.... store in fridge in plastic bags, grab and go or place on toast/bagel!

Here is the final product:

Place them in ziplock bags and grab and heat for an easy breakfast!


 Simple, fast meals, for a mom on the go!

Rainy Day

I was supposed to start my day off by going to the local co-op to pick up lots of veggies, however the rain stopped that plan! Today has been just a relaxing day inside, I finally decided to bake some spaghetti squash instead of just throwing it in the microwave:

So these are the spaghetti squash after I pulled them out of the oven, baked them for one hour at 375 degrees. Make sure before you bake them you puncture them with a knife in a few places. The smell of them when they came out of the oven was so so so Delicious!

Here is one of the squash cut open, if you have never made spaghetti squash before you will see that the inside has seeds that will need to be scraped out.

Here is after the seeds were all out and I used a fork to string the squash, notice the fact that it has a "noodley" look. I think this is such a fun vegetable!

So one spaghetti squash filled a large Tupperware full of "noodles".

So today I used the squash as a spaghetti base, I topped it with tomato sauce (no sugar added and low sodium), yellow squash, zucchini and a little bit of Parmesan cheese!

A great healthy rainy day meal.

It's starting to look a lot like Christmas

We got our Christmas tree up finally and our son seems to like it. We decided on an artificial tree this year and we are already missing the smell of a real one. Thank goodness for scentsy and the festival of trees smell (https://ramelle.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Buy/ProductDetails/RS-FOT) we just spray it on our tree and BAM smells like Christmas ;) What kind of tree do you use in your house if/when you have toddlers? Real or Fake?

Now it's time to add the ornaments and wrap the presents. We got my son a Mickey doll from the Disney store that is almost the same size as him and I am so excited for him to see it, especially since I know his greatest joy will come from the wrapping paper and boxes everything else is in. If only everyone was so easy to shop for!

We will be hosting our 2nd annual Christmas party next weekend and I will be making an assortment of pinterest inspired gifts for people to take home, I am so excited about it actually. This is on the top of my list:

However I will make it a little more adult inspired and add a bottle of Baileys or Kahlua to mix with the hot chocolate... YUM.

First Birthday Party

So our son's first birthday will be on 9/10, we had his birthday part on Saturday however. Right now we are packing and getting stuff ready for our first family trip, we will be going to San Diego for four day and taking Lennon to sea world and the beach! So I will post more details on the party and our first trip with a one year old!

I will however leave you with a picture from  the party:

 

 He fell asleep after a few bites of cake, he was exhausted!

 

Sunday Funday!

This is such a clever idea, instead of using a calendar buy a frame from walmart/target that has 8 openings. Inside the frames put some kind of pattern (you could use scrap booking paper, or old fabric you have laying around). Then each week write out your schedule on the glass using a dry erase marker! SO cute and so easy! Plus you can have you kids help you write out their weeks!

Out of work today...

I woke up with a horrible migraine, to the point where I couldn't even stand up. I feel bad when I'm home on sick days because my son wants to play and I can't until my migraine goes away. Last night I made skinny sour cream enchiladas's I used the recipe found here:

http://skinnymom.com/2012/05/11/skinny-sour-cream-enchiladas/

They were a huge hit with my boyfriend and my mom, I also really liked them and they were pretty good for you. I made them with brown rice and black beans on the side! Props to skinnymom.com

I have not decided what's for dinner yet tonight but I know it will include lean ground beef.

Some of the stuff for my son's birthday party decorations are coming in, most everything will be DIY except for his cake. We did pay a local bakery to do it but they specialize in vegan, raw, and gluten free foods so they should make the perfect gluten free cake for him. I'm actually really excited to see it and if you live in Arizona make sure to check out:

www.24carrotsjuice.com

I will post the decorations as I make them, I'm super excited to have something to occupy my time. We are taking him to Sea World for his actual birthday, even though I know he won't remember it, I know he will love the fish! Plus we get to spend time at the beach and that will make everyone all around happy!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

DIY homemade febreeze!

We love scents in our house and I probably have a mildly over the top obsession with Febreeze. However it really does not fit in the budget and unless we have a coupon for it we tend to not purchase it. BUT I came across a post on pinterest to make your own Febreeze. I did it and I LOVE IT. It should only cost you about $0.15 for the whole bottle (27oz).

This is all you need:
 -1/8 Cup of fabric softener We used the Purple Snuggle
- 2 tablespoons Baking Soda
- Hot tap water
- Spray bottle (if you possibly have an old Febreeze bottle you can use it or we got our spray bottles for under $1 at walmart)

Shake all together and spray! You will be amazed!

Tasty Tuesday Tip

Courtesy of the wonderful Jamie Oliver

 

Quick and Easy Flavored Water

(it's summer make sure you stay hydrated, do it the healthy and cheap way)

It only takes a second to turn a plain jug of water into something much more exciting. Chuck in a few handfuls of ice then try any one of these simple things:
• Add a few slices of fresh lemon or lime.
• Quarter an orange, squeeze in all of the juice, then toss in the squeezed quarters for color and extra flavor.
• Mash up a handful of strawberries or raspberries with a fork then add to the jug and stir through.
• Scrunch a handful of fresh mint in your hands to get the flavor going then add that to the jug with a squeeze of lemon or lime juice. If you’re feeling a bit adventurous, add a few slices of cucumber too. It might sound strange, but it is seriously refreshing. 

DIY

So we are almost out of laundry detergent, So i have decided I am going to make my own, to save cost and to use things that are more natural. The recipe I am using came from another blog I found through pinterest:

DIY laundry Soap

Instead of using Fels Naptha though we are using Zote Soap:

I will also be attempting to make it in a smaller quanity!

Do you have any DIY products you use? Have you tried this laundry soap recipe?

I will make sure to post my results.

PS the almond milk is a GO, i loved it! No gross feeling, no bloat, I would definitely suggest you try it if you are looking for a milk substitute!